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  • Beauty & Health
    • The Reality of Health Anxiety
      The Reality of Health Anxiety
    • Rainbow Wigs as a Proxy for Freedom
      Rainbow Wigs as a Proxy for Freedom
    • The Rise of Face Card Culture
      The Rise of Face Card Culture
    • Recipes
  • Entertainment
    • A24’s “Elden Ring” Casting: Absurd or Enlightened?
      A24’s “Elden Ring” Casting: Absurd or Enlightened?
    • The Rise of Copycat Consumption
      The Rise of Copycat Consumption
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      Meet VALLEY’S Spring 2026 Entertainment Section Opener: Josh Kondé
  • Campus Culture
    • Thank You, Come Again! — A Love Letter to Shared Spaces
      Thank You, Come Again! — A Love Letter to Shared Spaces
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      MEET VALLEY’S SPRING 2026 CAMPUS CULTURE SECTION OPENER: NOA DIGGS
    • What Would Your Nature Name Be?
      What Would Your Nature Name Be?
    • THON
    • The Single Girls of State
    • Features
    • Events
  • Fashion
    • Vivienne Westwood: a World of Hope
      Vivienne Westwood: a World of Hope
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      Meet VALLEY’s Spring 2026 Fashion Section Opener: Ray Somawardana
    • Rocky’s Ray Bans
      Rocky’s Ray Bans
  • Self-Improvement
    • The Art of Reconsumption
      The Art of Reconsumption
    • Girl Dinner? Try Guy Grub.
      Girl Dinner? Try Guy Grub.
    • Piss Poetry
      Piss Poetry
    • College Crisis
  • This Just In
    • Who Runs the World? (Big Oil)
      Who Runs the World? (Big Oil)
    • Singer D4vd Charged with First-Degree Murder
      Singer D4vd Charged with First-Degree Murder
    • Jury Finds Ticketmaster and Live Nation Operated Illegal Monopoly
      Jury Finds Ticketmaster and Live Nation Operated Illegal Monopoly

Becca Fein

Becca Fein is a second-year in the Bellisario College of Communications. She is a double major in digital and print journalism and English with a minor in human development/family studies and creative writing. Becca is from Long Island, NY, and you will most likely catch her singing (probably Broadway), watching new movies, or reading the latest thriller or comedy novel.

Self-Improvement

Meet VALLEY’s Spring 2026 Self-Improvement Section Opener: Maya D’Alessandro

By Becca Fein

You already have the answers, you just have to listen. Maya D’Alessandro, a 4th-year studying biobehavioral health, has had a lengthy battle with trust and…

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The 2026 Blue & White Film Festival Has Us Feeling ‘Reel’y Good
Campus Culture

The 2026 Blue & White Film Festival Has Us Feeling ‘Reel’y Good

By Becca Fein

On Monday, April 15, the annual Blue & White Film Festival was held at the State Theatre. The Blue & White Film Festival is a…

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You Seem Pretty Sad For A Girl In The Fandom
Entertainment

You Seem Pretty Sad For A Girl In The Fandom

By Becca Fein

The queen is back. After gaining fame as a Disney channel kid in the 2016, 3 season hit “Bizaardvark” and then the 2019, 4 season…

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Party Like You Have An 8 a.m.
Self-Improvement

Party Like You Have An 8 a.m.

By Becca Fein

YOLO, a phrase commonly used before doing something adrenaline-filled, to push yourself outside your comfort zone. You might be fulfilling your lifelong dream of skydiving,…

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She Spins, We Spiral: Why Alysa Liu Skyrocketed to Fame After the 2026 Winter Olympics
Entertainment

She Spins, We Spiral: Why Alysa Liu Skyrocketed to Fame After the 2026 Winter Olympics

By Becca Fein

Twenty-year-old American figure skater, Alysa Liu, won the gold not once, but twice this past Winter Olympics. After retiring from burnout in 2022, this gold…

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Love Leads Forward: THON 2026 From A Dancer Perspective
Campus Culture, THON

Love Leads Forward: THON 2026 From A Dancer Perspective

By Becca Fein

THON weekend 2026 came and went. “Love Leads Forward” was the theme, and each word was accurate, as this weekend was driven with the utmost…

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Happiness on 8/7c
Entertainment

Happiness on 8/7c

By Becca Fein

“You’re watching Disney Channel!” A phrase that evokes nostalgia, joy and sentimentality. Disney Channel was the forefront of so many childhoods. Whether it be “Monstober,”…

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Dear Me, Happy Birthday, Love Yourself
Self-Improvement

Dear Me, Happy Birthday, Love Yourself

By Becca Fein

It’s Dec. 1, 2025. The time is 11 p.m., an hour until twelve. I sit in my twin XL bed fiddling with the fringe of…

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Unbuckling Your Chastity Belt
Self-Improvement

Unbuckling Your Chastity Belt

By Becca Fein

An act of physical release or an intimate moment to be shared between two people in love? Today we’re talking about the awkward, messy and…

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The Female Gaze is Silver
Entertainment

The Female Gaze is Silver

By Becca Fein

Sydney Sweeney stunned in a sheer silver gown this past weekend at the 2025 Variety Power of Women gala. Her Wednesday red carpet appearance left…

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My Last Seven Minutes
Self-Improvement

My Last Seven Minutes

By Becca Fein

Hello VALLEY! I guess I have been on a philosophical kick, because this week I am back with another article that is sure to leave…

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Fuck My Big Fat Chungus Life
Campus Culture

Fuck My Big Fat Chungus Life

By Becca Fein

My article for VALLEY this week is going in a bit of a different direction than I usually tend to take. I’m going to be…

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The Lion Does Not Concern Himself
Campus Culture

The Lion Does Not Concern Himself

By Becca Fein

Burnout season is upon us, and everybody is struggling to stay afloat. Here is VALLEY’s take on what the lion does NOT concern himself with….

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To Bee or Not to Bee, That is the Question
Self-Improvement

To Bee or Not to Bee, That is the Question

By Becca Fein

It happens in an instant. One minute you are living your life, the next, a honeybee digs its barbed stinger into your delicate skin, leaving…

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I Love You Like A Love Song Baby
Entertainment

I Love You Like A Love Song Baby

By Becca Fein

The time comes — he tucks a loose piece of hair behind your ear, caresses your cheek, grabs your jaw and then finally goes in…

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Campus Culture

HAGS!

By Becca Fein

As kids and young teens, you would peer down at your yearbook and see HAGS, written out in all uppercase letters. It means “Have a…

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Entertainment

Big Brother or Big Offender?

By Becca Fein

The reality TV show Big Brother was such a hit that producers created a spinoff show across the pond entitled Big Brother UK. Big Brother…

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Self-Improvement

The F-word

By Becca Fein

Yeah…that one word, I know you’re thinking of it right now. It’s a dirty word, disrespectful even. People tend to avoid using it because it…

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Campus Culture

Nightmare Blunt Rotation: PSU Edition

By Becca Fein

We all have those people. The ones you would NEVER want to be stuck alone in a room with. Yeah, we know you’re thinking of…

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Entertainment

Where’s Wendy?

By Becca Fein

We would pour one out for this “native New Yorker,” except, she’s MIA. Wendy Williams is a radio and television talk show host and personality….

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